The
Prisoner has provided material for many spoofs and advertisements over the
years, but it could be argued that none have been as unusual as the trailer
for Children's BBC which has been running on the corporation's various channels
during the early weeks of January 2005.

The promotional
film is centred around a group of numbered youngsters, in a junior spy setting.
The lead spy, called "N" (who we later learn is actually called
Nigel), is wearing a piped-blazer and stands near a globe chair. He refers
to a number of Children's BBC shows, addressing an unseen Agent Number 2,
Agent Number 11 (who is dispatched in a Bond movie-like manner) and announces
that he would like to make Presenter Fern Cotton his "Number One"!
From 18th January,
sequels to this trailer starting showing in which Nigel watched various Newsround
stories to gain knowledge to impress Miss Cotton.